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Verticality, Atmosphere, and Inequality: Spatial Narratives in Parasite

Cilt: 11 Sayı: 2 31 Ağustos 2026
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Verticality, Atmosphere, and Inequality: Spatial Narratives in Parasite

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This study investigates how architectural and cinematic elements construct spatial narratives of class inequality in Bong Joon-ho's film Parasite (2019). Drawing on Juhani Pallasmaa's phenomenology of architectural perception, Peter Zumthor's concept of atmosphere, and Umberto Eco's semiotic theory, the research examines how built environments function as signifiers of social hierarchy. A qualitative interpretive methodology integrating semiotic analysis, spatial and architectural analysis, and cinematographic analysis was employed. The primary data comprise repeated viewings of the film, the published screenplay, storyboard materials, and production interviews with the director and design team. Three principal findings emerge from the analysis. First, the semiotic analysis reveals that the viewing stone, smell, and the invisible line operate not merely as symbols but as signs that construct and sustain the narrative of social inequality through their material and perceptual qualities. Second, the spatial and architectural analysis demonstrates that the vertical organisation of domestic spaces, including staircase sequences, the distribution of sunlight, and interior density, functions as a spatial syntax encoding socioeconomic separation. Third, the cinematographic analysis shows that framing, camera movement, and the deliberate violation of the 180-degree rule visually reinforce class boundaries. The study concludes that Bong Joon-ho employs architectural space as an active narrative agent, transforming physical environments into ideological instruments that critique the structural mechanisms of socioeconomic inequality.

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Proje Numarası

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Kaynakça

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Ayrıntılar

Birincil Dil

İngilizce

Konular

Mimarlık (Diğer)

Bölüm

Araştırma Makalesi

Yayımlanma Tarihi

31 Ağustos 2026

Gönderilme Tarihi

1 Kasım 2025

Kabul Tarihi

29 Nisan 2026

Yayımlandığı Sayı

Yıl 2026 Cilt: 11 Sayı: 2

Kaynak Göster

APA
Şentürk, H. S., & Şimşek, C. F. (2026). Verticality, Atmosphere, and Inequality: Spatial Narratives in Parasite. Mimarlık ve Yaşam, 11(2), 191-217. https://doi.org/10.26835/my.1815504
AMA
1.Şentürk HS, Şimşek CF. Verticality, Atmosphere, and Inequality: Spatial Narratives in Parasite. MY. 2026;11(2):191-217. doi:10.26835/my.1815504
Chicago
Şentürk, Hilal Sıla, ve Cemile Feyzan Şimşek. 2026. “Verticality, Atmosphere, and Inequality: Spatial Narratives in Parasite”. Mimarlık ve Yaşam 11 (2): 191-217. https://doi.org/10.26835/my.1815504.
EndNote
Şentürk HS, Şimşek CF (01 Ağustos 2026) Verticality, Atmosphere, and Inequality: Spatial Narratives in Parasite. Mimarlık ve Yaşam 11 2 191–217.
IEEE
[1]H. S. Şentürk ve C. F. Şimşek, “Verticality, Atmosphere, and Inequality: Spatial Narratives in Parasite”, MY, c. 11, sy 2, ss. 191–217, Ağu. 2026, doi: 10.26835/my.1815504.
ISNAD
Şentürk, Hilal Sıla - Şimşek, Cemile Feyzan. “Verticality, Atmosphere, and Inequality: Spatial Narratives in Parasite”. Mimarlık ve Yaşam 11/2 (01 Ağustos 2026): 191-217. https://doi.org/10.26835/my.1815504.
JAMA
1.Şentürk HS, Şimşek CF. Verticality, Atmosphere, and Inequality: Spatial Narratives in Parasite. MY. 2026;11:191–217.
MLA
Şentürk, Hilal Sıla, ve Cemile Feyzan Şimşek. “Verticality, Atmosphere, and Inequality: Spatial Narratives in Parasite”. Mimarlık ve Yaşam, c. 11, sy 2, Ağustos 2026, ss. 191-17, doi:10.26835/my.1815504.
Vancouver
1.Hilal Sıla Şentürk, Cemile Feyzan Şimşek. Verticality, Atmosphere, and Inequality: Spatial Narratives in Parasite. MY. 01 Ağustos 2026;11(2):191-217. doi:10.26835/my.1815504

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